{"id":2506652,"date":"2025-11-04T17:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T22:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erika-kirk-reveals-sinclair-executives-quietly-offered-to-demand-jimmy-kimmel-apology\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T17:49:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T22:49:20","slug":"erika-kirk-reveals-sinclair-executives-quietly-offered-to-demand-jimmy-kimmel-apology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erika-kirk-reveals-sinclair-executives-quietly-offered-to-demand-jimmy-kimmel-apology\/","title":{"rendered":"Erika Kirk reveals Sinclair executives quietly offered to demand Jimmy Kimmel apology"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ferika-kirk-reveals-sinclair-executives-quietly-offered-to-demand-jimmy-kimmel-apology%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2506652&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, revealed that Sinclair Broadcast Group executives privately offered to intervene with ABC to secure an apology from jimmy Kimmel after he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-gives-mcauliffe-four-pinocchios-for-false-ad-linking-youngkin-to-predatory-dentists\/\" title=\"WaPo Gives McAuliffe \u2018Four Pinocchios\u2019 for False Ad Linking Youngkin to Predatory Dentists\">falsely linked<\/a> her husband&#8217;s assassination to the &#8220;MAGA gang&#8221; during a controversial September segment of *Jimmy Kimmel Live!*. In an interview with fox News host Jesse Watters, Erika said Sinclair asked if she wanted Kimmel to apologize or have her appear on his show to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-supporters-plow-neighbors-driveway-for-her-she-likens-them-to-nazis-terrorists-megyn-kelly-tells-neighbors-what-to-do\/\" title=\"Trump Supporters Plow Neighbor\u2019s Driveway For Her. She Likens Them To Nazis, Terrorists. Megyn Kelly Tells Neighbors What To Do.\">make amends<\/a>. She declined, stating that if the apology isn&#8217;t heartfelt, she does not want it. Following backlash over his remarks, Disney temporarily pulled Kimmel&#8217;s show from the air, but it returned after a week. While Kimmel expressed regret about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-shapiro-torches-msnbcs-malcolm-nance-over-january-6-riot-youre-not-using-facts\/\" title=\"Ben Shapiro Torches MSNBC\u2019s Malcolm Nance Over January 6 Riot: \u2018You\u2019re Not\u2019 Using Facts\">making light<\/a> of the assassination, he did not issue a direct apology.His show&#8217;s viewership initially surged upon return but then sharply declined. The full interview with erika Kirk is set to air on *Jesse Watters Primetime*.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Erika Kirk reveals Sinclair executives quietly offered to demand Jimmy Kimmel apology<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2256868\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/erika-kirk\/\">Erika Kirk<\/a>, the widow of the late conservative activist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/charlie-kirk\/\">Charlie Kirk<\/a>, revealed that Sinclair Broadcast Group executives privately offered to intervene with ABC to secure an apology from <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jimmy-kimmel\/\">Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/a><\/em>  after host Jimmy Kimmel falsely linked her husband&rsquo;s assassination to the &ldquo;MAGA gang.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During an interview with Fox News host Jesse Watters, Kirk said the offer came shortly after Kimmel&rsquo;s controversial September segment, in which he said &ldquo;the MAGA gang&rdquo; was &ldquo;desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knowles-the-bad-faith-debate-over-cancel-culture\/\" title=\"KNOWLES: The Bad Faith Debate Over \u2018Cancel Culture\u2019\">score political points<\/a> from it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3874233\/social-media-reacts-dick-cheney-death\/\">Social media&nbsp;reacts to Dick Cheney&#8217;s death<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3873989\/jennifer-lawrence-joe-concha-no-one-cares-about-her-political-views\/\">Joe Concha applauds Jennifer Lawrence for realizing &#8216;no one cares&#8217; about her political views<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3872161\/nicki-minaj-united-nations-trump-christians-nigeria\/\">Nicki Minaj earns UN invite after praising Trump post on Christian persecution in Nigeria<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jesse Watters: &ldquo;Jimmy Kimmel lied about your husband&rsquo;s mu*der and didn&rsquo;t really apologize. What would you say to Jimmy Kimmel?&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Erika Kirk: &ldquo;The same thing I told Sinclair [Broadcast Group]&hellip; They asked, &lsquo;Do you want Jimmy Kimmel to give you an apology? Do you want to be on his&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WmRMSwJV6D\">pic.twitter.com\/WmRMSwJV6D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedWave_Press\/status\/1985704043650453920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Disney temporarily pulled Kimmel&rsquo;s show<em> <\/em>from the air on Sept. 17 after backlash over his remarks. The suspension, coordinated by Nexstar and Sinclair, both major affiliate operators, was later lifted, and Kimmel returned to the air on Sept. 23.<\/p>\n<p>In the interview clip, Watters asked Kirk, &ldquo;Jimmy Kimmel lied about your husband&rsquo;s murder and didn&rsquo;t really apologize. What would you say to Jimmy Kimmel?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kirk responded that Sinclair executives reached out quietly with an unusual offer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Same thing I told Sinclair,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;They asked, I haven&rsquo;t really told anybody this, &lsquo;Do you want Jimmy to give you an apology? Do you want to be on his show? How can we make it right?&rsquo; Through our team, I responded, I said, &lsquo;Tell them thank you, we received their note. This is not our issue. Not our mess.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kirk continued, &ldquo;If you want to say I&rsquo;m sorry to someone who&rsquo;s grieving, go right ahead. But if that&rsquo;s not in your heart, don&rsquo;t do it. I don&rsquo;t want it. I don&rsquo;t need it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In his first monologue after returning to the air, Kimmel said it was &ldquo;never [his] intention&rdquo; to &ldquo;make light&rdquo; of the assassination and appeared emotional while referencing Kirk&rsquo;s forgiveness of the accused gunman, Tyler Robinson. However, he did not issue a direct apology for his earlier remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Following the show&rsquo;s reinstatement, Kimmel&rsquo;s initial return drew 6.5 million viewers &mdash; a notable spike for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >late-night television<\/a>. However, the audience quickly faded. Within days, ratings dropped 64%, with steep declines in key advertising demographics.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3831551\/late-night-host-jimmy-kimmel-melts-down-at-jd-vance-for-mocking-his-ratings\/\"><strong>LATE-NIGHT HOST JIMMY KIMMEL MELTS DOWN AT JD VANCE FOR MOCKING HIS RATINGS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kimmel has since resumed his trademark political jabs, mocking Vice President JD Vance as &ldquo;Vice President Maybelline&rdquo; and celebrating his show&rsquo;s full return to affiliate stations.<\/p>\n<p>Watters&rsquo;s full interview with Kirk will air at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 5, on <em>Jesse Watters Primetime<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erika Kirk: Sinclair offered to demand Kimmel apology quietly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2506653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kimmel-kirk-image-collage-b0l73w14q-1762284653023-e1762292021248.jpg?1762275375&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[66490,63117,43710,36546,66489],"class_list":["post-2506652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-apology-demand","tag-erika-kirk","tag-jimmy-kimmel","tag-media-controversy","tag-sinclair-executives"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kimmel-kirk-image-collage-b0l73w14q-1762284653023-e1762292021248.jpg?1762275375&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2506652"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2506656,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506652\/revisions\/2506656"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2506653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2506652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2506652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2506652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}